Simon ben Camithus/Camidus, High Priest

Simon ben Camithus/Camidus was a 1st-century High Priest of Israel,[1,2], from 17AD to 18AD.[3] Very little is known of him, however he was often ridiculed in the Talmud [4] and according to Josephus was succeeded as High Priest by Joseph Caiaphas.[5,6]

References

• 1. James C. VanderKam. From Joshua to Caiaphas: High Priest after the Exile (Fortress, 2004).
• 2. Robert Killian The Holy Bible "Chronicle" of Sequential Biblical Events (AuthorHouse, 2012).
• 3. High Priests of the Second Temple Periests.
• 4. Yoma 47
• 5. Josephus, Antiquities 18.2.2.
• 6. N. L. Kuehl, 1997 A Book of Evidence (Chapter Four).